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16th May 2023 Standards
Don't use standards.
22nd Jan 2023 The explosion of unncessasary syntax in JavaScript
myVariable = myVariable ?? "foo" vs if(myVariable == undefined) myVariable = "foo"
14th Jan 2023 Solution to the chicken vs egg problem
You solve the problem by having both (at the same time).
12th Dec 2020 Escaping a Promise in JavaScript
Use setTimeout to escape a Promise jail.
5th Dec 2020 The browser wars
You might think the browser wars was bad... But a monopoly is worse!
23rd Nov 2020 JavaScript coercion
To use three equal signs === or two == in JavaScript?
11th Nov 2020 Safari vs Semantic HTML elements
Open letter to the Safari team: Please let me write semantic HTML!
17th Apr 2020 Unicode and wide glyph's
Better support for Unicode in webide.se
2nd Apr 2020 The happy path
Always follow the happy path when demoing, unless you want to find bugs and issues.
4th Dec 2019 TypeScript
TypeScript is a programming language that alike many other languages (CoffeeScript, Dart, PureScript et.al.) can compile to JavaScript.
TypeScript claims to be an extension to JavaScript - which adds static typing.
1st Oct 2019 The gig economy

Probably the sadest four weeks of my life... I signed up for one of those freelancing sites.
5th Sep 2019 Code dependencies and code structure
How a function list can help you write more maintainable code. Ranting about dependencies and programming paradigms.
22nd Mar 2019 Bug diving in JavaScript
The program depended on the bug being a bug. And no longer worked when the bug was fixed. But why did it work with the bug, and not without it ?
22nd Mar 2019 fork-pty in chroot on Ubuntu 18
How to get fork-pty to work inside chroot in Ubuntu 18
7th Jan 2019 Optimizing for "benchmarks"
Making my editor appear “better“ by optimizing for common “benchmarks“
12th Dec 2018 Writing code on a mobile phone
The tiny screens of mobile phones creates a huge design challenge for mobile editors/IDE's.
28th May 2018 Making a code editor, Part 6
Making a editor/IDE for JavaScript/Node.JS and publishing on Chrome web store.
16th May 2018 Adventures in Android land - Part 2
My experience installing Android operating system on a mobile phone.
4th May 2018 Hunting a python bug in a chroot
abort: error: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:590)
17th Apr 2018 JSQL
A general purpuse JavaScript protocol and "query language" for communicating with a server via JavaScript
24th Oct 2017 Optimizing web site startup time
Optimizing web app startup time and Pagespeed score
26th Jul 2017 Update IP in zone files
A script that updates a IP in zone files, and increment the SOA serial number
19th Jan 2017 Exercise's to get better at JavaScript
Become a better JavaScript programmer by only using local variables
25th Nov 2016 Prototype, this, and lambda functions in JavaScript
Explains this, prototype, functions and how named lambda functions are used in JavaScript.
16th Nov 2016 Coupled code
How to avoid coupled code and increase reusability and productivity
30th Oct 2016 Web App Design Patterns
How to simplify a web app using the observer pattern (event listeners), object orientated programming and testing.
11th Oct 2016 React vs vanilla JavaScript
Comparing React (framework) with normal JavaScript. And why you don't want to use a Framework.
25th Jun 2016 PC gaming on Windows
The state of PC gaming in a security perspective
4th May 2016 Android
My experience with Android development
22nd Mar 2016 Making a code editor, Part 3
Making a code editor, for web developers, using web technology.
22nd Mar 2016 Error Driven Development
Write errors, not tests!
2nd Mar 2016 Private variables in JavaScript
Avoid complexity by writing code that do not entangle other code.
1st Mar 2016 Version control in a nutshell
Last week when I was programming, I got a Déjà vu feeling, but discarded it as I'm probably just crazy and need more sleep ...
16th Feb 2016 Making a code editor, Part 2
Making a code editor, for web developers, using web technology.
6th Aug 2015 Don't get stuck on paradigms
Use named functions!
6th Jun 2015 Callback hell, the pyramid of doom. How to master asynchronous JavaScript
How to deal with asynchronous functions, Callback hell and the pyramid of doom in JavaScript.
26th May 2015 Writing a new text editor for JavaScript in JavaScript
A canvas based JavaScript editor, written in JavaScript.
19th May 2015 Javascript this
How to work with this in JavaScript:
Declare a variable with the same name as the function, but with a lower case!
20th Apr 2015 Good bye Windows and classic ASP
The story about how I switched from Windows and classic asp to Linux and Node.JS
17th Apr 2015 Run Node.JS as a Service in Windows
How to use NSSM to run Node JS as a service in Windows
17th Apr 2015 Run Node as service in Linux
Use an upstart script to run a NodeJS script as a service/daemon
16th Apr 2015 JavaScript Closures
Closures in JavaScript by using named functions.
15th Apr 2015 How to build a web application using Node.JS
Use nginx to serve static files and proxy websocket to your Node.JS script.
13th Apr 2015 JavaScript Associative arrays
Get around using Object.hasOwnProperty by defining properties you do not want iterate-able with enumerable: false
12th Apr 2015 Does JavaScript pass variables by value or reference?
JavaScript works mostly like if variables are passed by value.